![No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101286-cestat-chandigarh-himuda-service-tax-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]")
No Service Tax without Proper Categorisation of Services: CESTAT Quashes Demands against HIMUDA for Vagueness and Lack of Specific Classification [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chandigarh Bench, has quashed service tax demands raised against the Himachal...
![No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses or Crane and Forklift Hire Prior to 16.05.2008: CESTAT Allows Appeal under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101249-service-tax-reimbursable-expenses-forklift-hire-cestat-finance-act-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses or Crane and Forklift Hire Prior to 16.05.2008: CESTAT Allows Appeal under Finance Act [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101221-service-tax-army-housing-projects-cestat-grants-partial-relief-sub-contractor-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]")
![Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp Not Liable for Service Tax on Display of Govt Advertisements on Buses : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/250x150_2101199-rajasthan-state-road-transport-corporation-charitable-nature-itat-taxscan.webp "Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp Not Liable for Service Tax on Display of Govt Advertisements on Buses : CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable as ECIS: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹36 Lakh Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/250x150_2100520-cestat-lakh-service-tax-demand-penalty-taxscan.webp "Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable as ECIS: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹36 Lakh Service Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]
The Principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal of M/s Gurukripa Shahenshah Veg & Non-Veg Restaurant, upholding the service tax demand...
![False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100528-servicetax-restaurant-taxscan.webp "False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Pre-Amendment Reimbursable Expenses u/s 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 [Read Order]
The principal bench of Customs, excise and service tax appellant tribunal (CESTAT) , Delhi held that reimbursable expenses received during 2012–13 do not form part of the taxable value of...
![CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Pre-Amendment Reimbursable Expenses u/s 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100513-service-tax-demand-cestat-tascan.webp "CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Pre-Amendment Reimbursable Expenses u/s 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 [Read Order]")
Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT Holds Demand Time-Barred Amid Conflicting Judicial Views [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the service tax demand raised for renting of immovable property was barred by limitation, as the...
![Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT Holds Demand Time-Barred Amid Conflicting Judicial Views [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100397-service-tax-immovable-property-cestat-conflicting-judicial-views-taxscan.webp "Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Property: CESTAT Holds Demand Time-Barred Amid Conflicting Judicial Views [Read Order]")
![AAR Classifies Fish Processing as Job Work, Attracting 5% GST Rate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/27/500x300_2100136-aar-tamil-nadu-gst-rate-aar-taxscan.webp "AAR Classifies Fish Processing as Job Work, Attracting 5% GST Rate [Read Order]")
Transaction Value Rejected on Accuracy, Duty on Copper Scrap Re-assessed Based on Similar Imports: CESTAT Upholds Customs Valuation [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that transaction values can be rejected if a reasonable doubt exists, and the duty on copper scrap was...
![Transaction Value Rejected on Accuracy, Duty on Copper Scrap Re-assessed Based on Similar Imports: CESTAT Upholds Customs Valuation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099638-copper-scrap-cestat-customs-valuation-taxscan.webp "Transaction Value Rejected on Accuracy, Duty on Copper Scrap Re-assessed Based on Similar Imports: CESTAT Upholds Customs Valuation [Read Order]")
Entity Recognized as Exporter in Customs Documents Alone Eligible to Claim Service Tax Refund Under Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that only the entity recognized as the exporter in customs documents is eligible to claim a service tax...
![Entity Recognized as Exporter in Customs Documents Alone Eligible to Claim Service Tax Refund Under Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099527-entity-recognized-exporter-in-customs-documents-eligible-to-claim-service-tax-refund-notification-cestat-taxscan.webp "Entity Recognized as Exporter in Customs Documents Alone Eligible to Claim Service Tax Refund Under Notification: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/17/500x300_2097464-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-service-tax-not-leviable-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]")